https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/23/first-probable-monkeypox-infection-reported-in-santa-clara-county/ > The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said Thursday that it was investigating its first suspected case of monkeypox in a resident who likely became infected on an international trip. > The county’s announcement marks California’s latest reported case of the rare virus — a milder version of smallpox. The first case detected in the state came from a Sacramento County resident in late May. That was followed by a case recorded in San Francisco earlier this month.